LEGACY Young Leaders Team Up with Hands On Nashville
Nashville’s
Helping Hands
LEGACY Young
Leaders Team Up with Hands On Nashville to help Glen Leven Farm
by
Brittany Moore
The month of
June is such a beautiful time of year in Tennessee and a great time to get
outside to make a difference. LEGACY
Young Leaders recently convened for a post-workday volunteer opportunity at
Glen Leven Farm. Our young leaders arrived dressed ready to get
down and dirty for a good cause. We were
quickly put to work pulling weeds in the education garden and the flower beds
surrounding Glen Leven Estate as well as cleaning up fallen tree branches
around the area. In 2012, Glen Leven
Farm was recognized by the Nashville Tree Foundation as a designated arboretum
so, as you can imagine, this was no easy feat.
Immediately
after volunteer check-in, Katie Randall, Glen Leven Education and Outreach
Coordinator, took the group on a tour of the Glen Leven pre-Civil War mansion
constructed in 1857. With stunningly
high ceilings, a hospital room displaying its original crown moulding, and
several floor-to-ceiling mirrors, you can feel Glen Leven’s history prickling
your skin as your feet sweep across the wooden floors.
The LEGACY Young Leaders chose the Glen Leven Farm volunteer opportunity
through Hands On Nashville.
“A few of us
volunteered for the Hands On Nashville Day 2012 last September and had a blast,”
said Kelley Cash, LEGACY Client Relations & Events Coordinator. “We saw this opportunity and thought it’d be
a cool place that needed the help. Everyone
enjoyed their time working together. The farm is absolutely serene and relaxing
- you would never know it was located a few miles south of downtown.”
The group
ended the day feeling energized that they made a difference in the restoration
of a property that is rich in Tennessee history.
The Land
Trust for Tennessee’s Glen Leven Farm is a 65-acre farm located at 4000
Franklin Pike.
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